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The Fire Killer

DI Barton, Book 5

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The Fire Killer

By: Ross Greenwood
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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About this listen

'A masterclass in crime fiction' Jane E James

When DI Barton is asked to investigate a seemingly innocuous fire that kills, he believes it's either children fooling around or a worrying racially-motivated crime.

As he delves deeper into the case, he soon realises that there is a history of similar blazes spread out over many years, all within a close area. An idea suggested by pathologist Mortis makes Barton suspect he has the arsonist’s motives wrong.

When a night worker comes forward with a tip, Barton narrows down the suspects. But with all of them acting suspiciously, he knows for sure that one or more of them must be lying. And when a huge house blaze shocks everyone, Barton fears the killer has lost all control.

Who is The Fire Killer? What will be next to burn?

DI Barton is back as Ross Greenwood continues with his bestselling series, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Ian Rankin.

©2022 Ross Greenwood (P)2022 Boldwood Books Crime Thrillers Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime

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Critic reviews

"Move over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the pages until the final dramatic twist." (Richard Burke)

"Ross Greenwood doesn’t write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour." (Kath Middleton)
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another brilliant book by Ross Greenwood they just get better and better highly recommended

outstanding

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With Ross Greenwood there’s always a catch you don’t see coming , great read/ listen , great characters that lend themselves to a great story line , stand aside Peter James, Peter Robinson there’s a new crime writer in town and he’s from the Boro 😁

Always a catch

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I have listened to all of the DI Barton books, I love them! Good storyline and great narration, look forward to the next one.

Brilliant!

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Performance great as usual with David Thorpe and good characterisation but the story wasn’t as gripping as greenwood’s others. Perhaps too long.

Good but not as good

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I love the way Ross Greenwood writes. The story and characters are captivating with a real world setting and problems, but humour too. The narration by David Thorpe was excellent 10/10 Highly recommended

Absolutely Brilliant

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Another outstandingly gripping book by Ross Greenwood. Thanks for the journey, it was most enjoyable

Gripping

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I was somewhat disappointed by the book, unsure if the story line flowed as it should or if the narration troubled me. However the end surprised me, never thought it was her!

Northwest listener

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Such a great narrator and of course the story was gripping. Cannot wait for the next instalment.

Just brilliant

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This was a good listen, although rather more complicated than the previous stories in the series.

Good listen

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I have enjoyed listening to this book and will be looking forward to the next one

Great book

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